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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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